Browsing by Author "Ford, B. M."

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    Epstein-Barr virus reactivation in renal transplant recipients
    (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1987-3) Hallett, A. F.; Bestbier, A.; Ford, B. M.; Mohrcken, S. I.
    Renal transplant recipients at Tygerberg Hospital were investigated to determine the importance of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as a pathogen in these patients. All 106 patients investigated were shown to have EBV antibodies before transplantation and most had serological evidence of reactivation of the infection after transplantation. A mild clinical illness was present in a few patients concomitant with EBV reactivation, which may suggest that this virus has a role in the morbidity of some renal transplant recipients. Lymphoblastoid cell lines were established from 11 renal transplant recipients; 5 of these cell lines were shown to be virus producers and 1 is thought to have unique properties.
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    Pre-operative assessment of cardiac patients for non-cardiac surgery
    (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1984) Ford, B. M.; Weich, H. F. H.; Coetzee, A. R.
    Non-cardiac surgery presents significant risks to patients with cardiac diseases. With the improvement in anaesthetic techniques and intensive care facilities, many cardiac patients who in the past would have been considered as being at too great a risk are now being considered for non-cardiac surgery. Smaller centres must still practice strict selection of patients if they do not possess an intensive care unit with facilities for full haemodynamic monitoring. We present a review of the recent literature and current practice at our hospital to assist clinicians in assessing these patients for anaesthesia. However, the final decision whether the patients is fit for anaesthesia still rests with the anaesthetist.